Vulnerability in Cisco Ios Software

CVE-2018-0466

A vulnerability in the Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) implementation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of specific OSPFv3 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted OSPFv3 Link-State Advertisements (LSA) to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition.

EPSS: 0.010 (57.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0466?
CVE-2018-0466 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Software, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-0466?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.